Titi loses her mind after her beloved child passed away. His husband, Suria is in love with Kartinah, the nurse. But he does not want to have two wives.

While it is uncertain, the film is believed to be inspired by the story of Nyai Dasima, about the terrible fate of a rich widow who ends up as a murder victim because of her wealth.

Two brothers, Jaya and I Pageh, are commoners who love Gusti Ayu Pandansari, the daughter of the King of Tabanan Bali. Since young, Pandansari was close to Jaya and Pageh, and romance grows in a triangular relationship. The only constraint is the social hierarchy or caste. Although Pandasari prefers Jaya, she finally marries Pageh instead, since she is led to believe that Jaya has died in exile.

Elang Darat, who leads a gang of robbers continuously harasses the village of Kresek. To overcome the security threat, the head of the village calls for assistance from a detective, R. Parlan. During a raid, Parlan is injured, and is nursed by Rukmini, the village head’s daughter. Their closeness prompts jealousy in Gunawi, the adopted son of the village-head. Later, it is revealed that Gunawi is the son of R. Bardan, Parlan’s father. Parlan then must face Gunawi because he is actually the one that people call Elang Darat.

Three sisters live above the cloud, Ratna, Laila, and Kumala. Ratna and Kumala are in dispute after they fall in love with the same man, Sultan Darsyah Alam. Kumala is turned down by Darsyah and in anger, she orders the destruction of his kingdom. Laila overhears this scheme and informs Ratna about it. Ratna then asks Bathara Guru for advice and is told that this is a trial for Darsyah who is destined to be together with her. Darsyah owns a powerful ring that is also named Ratna hence this disaster can be averted.

Anang, Saman and Ahmad are three best friends from a village in Subang. Anang and Ahmad fall in love with Saman's sister, Hasanah. When the call for enrollment in Heiho (army troops formed by Japanese) is announced, Anang and Saman register themselves but Ahmad does not. Anang is accepted as a soldier. When the village people welcome the Heiho, Ahmad commits theft. Hasanah's heart leans more and more towards Anang, and she yearns for his return.

After Ina’s boyfriend leaves her, she gets married but the marriage is short-lived when he is killed in an accident. Ina gets acquainted with Hari who claims to be a businessman but is actually a fugitive. Ina is seduced and agrees to marry Hari. He spends Ina’s wealth to finance his gang of criminals. Ina is clueless and she even borrows money and jewelry from her friends to support Hari’s ailing business. Being a police target, Hari feels threatened and flees. Ina realizes she has been manipulated and is thrown to jail because she cannot pay up her debts. In jail, she bumps into Hari. The police are using Hari to expose the crime of his fellow gang members. He is collaborating to minimize his punishment and to free his wife from any charges.

Kasim, a rich man lives by lending money by collecting taxes from the residents in his place, most of whom are farmers. In addition, Kasim also opened an illegal gambling place disguised as a coffee shop. As an attraction, the shop provided dancers and singers. In this way, many farmers, especially young people, were forced to borrow money from Kasim and most of the money they used to gamble which eventually returned to Kasim.

Tarmina is a selfish wife. She asks Hadi for a divorce after he goes bankrupt. She leaves him and daughter, Juriah, and remarries a tycoon. One day, the second husband has an accident near where Hadi is standing. Tarmina accuses Hadi of causing the accident. When the second husband learns about Tarmina's unkind nature, he divorces her. Then Tarmina marries a third time with a restaurant owner, but not long after, she divorces again. When Hadi is released from jail, he returns to a happy life with his daughter. In desperation, Tarmina tries to return to them. But she realizes that she has committed so many wrongs to her husband and child. Instead, she ends her life by plunging into the river.